also laughingstock; 1510s, formed by analogy with whipping-stock "whipping post," later also "object of frequent whipping" (but that word is not attested in writing in this sense until 1670s). See laughing + stock (n.1). Compare gaping-stock "person or thing regarded as an object of wonder."
雙語例句
1. I thought they were laughing at me because I was ugly.
我覺得他們嘲笑我是因?yàn)槲议L得丑。
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2. He carried on telling a joke, laughing his head off.
他繼續(xù)講笑話，自己笑得前仰后合。
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3. He was still laughing when he heard the rasp of Rennie's voice.
當(dāng)他聽到倫尼尖叫的聲音時(shí)仍然在笑.
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4. He is unpredictable, weeping one moment, laughing the next.
他喜怒無常，一會兒哭，一會兒笑。
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5. I was tickling him, and he was laughing and giggling.